Battlefield 3

Welcome to Battlefield 3 !

Battlefield 3 Rumour 1 -  EA are considering going back to World War II for Battlefield 3 and with a new graphics engine.  Basically EA feel they have nowhere to go with moving forward with Battlefield 2.

Battlefield 3 Rumour 2 - EA rumour is that they will be porting the Battlefield 2 engine or the next version Battlefield 3 for a sci-fi shooter along the lines of a Halo, or something like that.

Battlefield 3 Rumour 3 - Battlefield 3 will be set in the modern day like Battlefield 2, with an emphasis on Middle Eastern settings and support for up to 40 players per team on eight different maps. Each of Battlefield 3 two factions will have access to its own assortment of 24 different vehicles and 17 different weapons. The game might feature unlockable equipment, customizable characters, and in game replay functionality.

Battlefield 3 is not ment to launch until the end of next year 08, its possible the Battlefield 3 beta may arrive in the summer. The leaked information suggests that the game will only be released for Windows Vista PCs and the Mac’s OS X, with Windows XP users left out in the cold.

More Battlefield 3 Rumours…..

BF3 Release in late 2008

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Set in year modern day (just like BF2, ed.)

Will ship with 8 maps, each supporting up to 40-players per team

Two playable factions, NATO and MEC (Middle Eastern Coalition)

Same “ticket-based” gameplay style as before

BF3 Maps are mostly urban, based in Middle East

Squads and Commanders are present, introduced are “Battalions” which consist of three to four squads.

Five playable classes; Sniper, Assault, Engineer, Medic and Support

Will feature 48 different BF3 vehicles (24 for each faction)

Will feature 34 different BF3 weapons (17 for each faction) and another 22 unlocks (for both factions), in total 56 different weapons.

Other unlocks include different types of ammunition, body armor, helmets, camouflage and accessories.

Possible Battlefield 3 public beta in “Summer 2008″

Battlefield 3 Online stats tracking, awards and “real world ranks”

“Soldier” feature, looks like MMO-styled characters and avatars

Battlefield 3 Ranked servers will be available for resellers weeks before the game ships (for testing, apparently, ed.)

In-game replay and recording feature

VoIP, friends list, in-game IM-client and “extensive clan support”

Built in auto software updater (no more patches!, ed.)

Widows Vista and OS X

BF3 Announcement and teaser trailer in January 2008.

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